Tuesday: A Dark Monster Romance by Blue Adrian

Author:Blue, Adrian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Walking with William was vastly different from searching the grounds with Alistair. William shortened his stride to walk at my side, so close our hands occasionally brushed. I sent him furtive glances from the corner of my eye, but his gaze was focused on the grounds ahead.

The sky was overcast as it always seemed to be at the estate. Clouds covered the land like a shroud making everything gray and faintly damp. We walked in silence for several minutes, following a narrow path that led deeper into the forest. The scent of wet earth and decaying leaves closed in around us. Despite the chill in the air, I could feel heat radiating off William's body.

I cleared my throat. “Where are we heading?” I asked, more to break the silence than anything else.

William glanced at me, his amber eyes unreadable. “There's an old hunting cabin on the northern edge of the property. It hasn't been used in years, but it's a logical place to check.”

I nodded, ducking under a low-hanging branch. As we walked deeper into the woods, the trees pressed closer, their gnarled branches reaching out like skeletal fingers. The only sound was our footsteps and the occasional rustle of some small creature in the underbrush.

After a few more minutes, the trees began to thin and we stepped into a small clearing. At the center stood a dilapidated cabin, its wood siding gray and weathered. The windows were dark, most of the glass broken or missing altogether.

William paused at the edge of the clearing, his head cocked as if listening for something. After a long moment, he started toward the cabin. Just as I began to follow, a piercing scream split the air. I froze, my heart pounding. The scream had come from the trees behind the cabin.

“What was that?” I whispered. It was a woman’s voice, but it sounded wrong somehow.

William scanned the surrounding trees. After a long moment, he turned to me.

“Stay here,” he ordered. Before I could protest, he was moving, striding toward the forest.

There was another scream, a man’s voice this time. William paused at the tree line and glanced back at me. I took a step forward and he shook his head. More screams rose from the forest. One, two, three, and then too many to count.

Men and women. Screams of horror and a smattering of hollow-sounding laughter. Suddenly, the cacophony was coming closer. William stalked into the clearing, his expression thunderous, just as a dark cloud of birds flew overhead.

The screams faded into the distance as the birds vanished over the treetops. I let out a shaky breath, my heart still pounding. William stopped a few feet away, his expression unreadable as he scanned the surrounding forest.

“What was that?” I asked.

William's jaw clenched. “Crows,” he said shortly. “They sometimes mimic human voices. It's unsettling if you've never heard it before.”

I frowned. Those screams had sounded far too real, the terror too visceral. And there had been so many distinct voices. Where would the

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